The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-03-05
MONTANA NEWS.

Hay has been selling readily at Butte
of late for $50 per ton.
IT,. Demers, of Frenchtown, has taken
"a contract to deliver 10000 pounds OF
flour at Fort Missoula, at 1910 per 100
pounds.
Edward Sweeney, night watchman at
the St. Lawrence mine, Butte. who was
waylaid and shot by an unknown assassin,
died Tuesday.
The OIL discovered last summer in the
No Wood region. has been used this winter
by large majority of the settlers for
illuminating purposes instead of coal oil.
The law compelling gamblers to move
up stairs will have the effect TO cause the
erection of more two-story buildings in
the towns of the territory. One good
effect.
The Anaconda mine and works have
again started up in full blast, and the out
look is now very encouraging for an un-
interrupted period of prosperity, both in
Anaconda and Butte.
Agency and Indian cattle have been
dying rapidly at the Poplar river agency,
and arrangements have been made to salt
and save the beef. Rather poor beef, but
good enough for the Indians.
Charlie Richter, the Conrad mail car
rier, arrived at Benton all safe last Satur-
day. He had been gone month, and it
was thought he had perished on the pral-
ric. He put up at ranch by the wayside-
The North West Tribune is the name
of new paper soon to be started in Ste
vensville. It will be joint stock COM
pany, composed Of the business men of
Stevensville, and will he managed by
Hoss Bros, late Of Anaconda.
Lewiston Argus: We are informed that
Mr.. Len Lewis band of sheep. which was
driven on to Ross Fork last fall, is faring
badly. The band was lost in a blizzard
recently and seven hundred per1shed. A
total loss Of 1,7OO out of 1000 is reported,
up to date.
Eddie Rockland, lad IA or Is years
Of age, who is in Jail at Dillon for stealing
chickens and selling them to Chinaman
for 25 cents each, stole two pistols from
the sheriff's office, being prompted by the
other prisoners. They intended to over
power the jailer and escape, but their
scheme was nipped IN the bud.
Three arrests were made in Butte Tues
day fora violation of the new variety thea
tire law--one for selling liquor in the
Theatre Comique, another III the Arion,
and another for the employment Of women
and minors in the latter place. These
cases will be sent to the grand jury and
will serve to test the validity Of the new
law.
One William Washington Smith, color
ed, fired several shots from % calibre
revolver at his paramour at Helena last
Saturday and then turned the muzzle of
the insignificant weapon at his own head
and fired it several times. None of the
shots, however, took effect, and the
would-be murderer was promptly hauled
in by an officer.
Captain James Williams, who lives on
the Ruby river at the mouth of Robb
creek, in Madison county, was found dead
last week near clump of willows on his
ranch He was subject to apoplexy, and
it is supposed that his death was occa-
stoned by this disease. Faom later re-
potts it seems he committed suicide by
taking laudanum.
Two Miles City officers went to the
Cheyenne agency few days ago and ar
rested a young buck charged with having
broke ninto the postof1ics at Ashland last
fall. Ashland is about 80 miles south of
Miles City. The officers found the cul-
prit and started back to Miles with him.
When about five miles from the agency
band of Cheyennes rode up and, with
drawn guns, made the deputy give up the
prisoner. The deputy is bound to have
his man and Will again proceed to the
agency with posse sufficiently large to
accomplish that purpose.
George G. Randolph, city attorney of
Butte and city clerk ex-officio, went to a
lodging house in that city and committed
suicide by the morphine route. The de-
ceased had been resident of Butte for
six years and was highly respected, but
addicted to strong drink. It was only
about year ago, one Smith, occupying
the same office and position as deceased,
suicide by shooting, for the
reason of being given up to the habit of
drink. The Office Of city attorney of
Butte seems to be fatal one
Celestia1s Routed from Vancouver.
On Thursday night at 10 o'clock, a
mob of Vancouver, B. c., men proceeded
to camp of Chinese, who were clearing